Coleophora flavipennella

Coleophora flavipennella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Coleophoridae
Genus: Coleophora
Species: C. flavipennella
Binomial name
Coleophora flavipennella
(Duponchel, 1843)[1]
Synonyms
  • Ornix flavipennella Duponchel, 1843

Coleophora flavipennella is a moth of the Coleophoridae family. It was described by Philogène Auguste Joseph Duponchel in 1843 and is found in Europe.

The wingspan is 11–13 mm. The moth flies from July to August depending on the location.

The larvae feed on Castanea sativa, Quercus pedunculiflora, Quercus petraea, Quercus robur and Quercus rubra. Young larvae make a tiny blotch mine and then create a leaf case from the mined leaf fragment. Later this first case is enlarged with silk. The small leaf fragment remains part of the case. The final case is a light brown, trivalved, tubular silken case of about 7 mm with a mouth angle of about 45°.[2] Full-grown larvae can be found in May.

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